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P. OTHAYNE.

D'RYING FRAME. No. 595,648. Patented Deo. 14

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PATRICK OTHAYNE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DRYING-FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 595,648, dated December14, 1897.

Application led February 9. 1897. Serial No. 622,615. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, PATRICK OTHAYNE, a resident of the city, county, andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDrying-Frames, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to drying-frames, and has for its special object toproduce a drying'- frame which will distend the pockets of ladiesunderwear, so that the said pockets may be stretched and dried whilesostretched.

To this end my invention consists in the construction hereinafter setforth and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan View of the two sections of thedrying-frame put together; and Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Fig.1, showing the fabric or pocket embraced between the sections of thedrying-frame.

In the drawings, a a are curved base-scctions united at their ends h.Running across from base-section to base-section are curved transversebars c, and running longitudinally of the structure and connected ateach end to the base-bars are longitudinal bars d. The longitudinal barsd are also connected to the transverse bars c, as by means of loops c.The whole is so arranged as to give the frame an ovaloid shape. Theinner and smaller section of the frame comprises bent base-bars versebars c' and longitudinal bars d', joined kby the loops c', the smallerand inner section being similar to the outer section and of the sameshape. The fabric A is stretched between these sections, as shown, andclamped in place thereby and held lthus `distended while drying.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. An ovaloid drying-frame for the purpose described, comprising aplurality of similar sections, each consisting of the bars a joined at band having the curved longitudinal and transverse bars d c.

2. An Ovaloid drying-frame, wherein one section fits into the other soas to adapt the frame to stretch a portion of a garment between the saidsections, comprising ovaloid sections each consisting of the Ycurvedbars a joined at b, and curved bars secured at each of their ends to thecurved bars a, substantially as described and for the purposessetWitnesses:

HARRY M. TURK, GEO. E. MORSE.

